There's a lot of factors which make up young players' decision about 'picking a sport', but ultimately it comes down to which sport they find the most fun and in a young player's career this session could be the difference between them sticking with basketball or going to another sport.
To make sure your players remain motivated throughout this session we open with a game of cat and mouse before progressing into a series of dribbling races and possession games. All the games in this session relate to core basketball skills, getting players to work on dribbling at speed, passing and shooting but the key thing is that your players are enjoying themselves!
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